SNS Vulnerability

Simple Groupware "export" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description

Stefan Schurtz has discovered a vulnerability in Simple Groupware, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to e.g. the "export" parameter in bin/index.php is not properly sanitised within the "sys_die()" function in bin/core/functions.php before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.742. Prior versions may also be affected.

Vulnerable Products

Vulnerable Software:
Simple Groupware 0.x

Solution

Update to version 0.743.

CVE

CVE-2012-1028

References

Simple Groupware:
http://www.simple-groupware.de/cms/Release-0-743
Stefan Schurtz:
http://www.infoserve.de/system/files/advisories/INFOSERVE-ADV2012-01.txt

Vulnerability Manager Detection

IPS Protection

ASQ Engine alarm	Available Since
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'meta' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious tag with event found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'applet' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' attribute found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'img' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'a' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : cookie access attempt using script language found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'embed' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'object' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'form' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : evasion attempt using tag characters encoding in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'link' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'location' javascript object found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0

Risk level

Low

Vulnerability First Public Report Date

2012-02-08

Target Type

Server

Possible exploit

Remote